i heard many things about the Korean Hula Hoop
some say that it is a waste of money but others say that it actually works
any advice?
Oh and if you know, could anyone tell me what the hula does and is good for?
thanks in advance

it's supposed help get rid of a pot belly.
if that thing worked,
everyone would have one
and would be all over soompi and the news.
my mom bought one,
and i honestly don't know how it'd work.
just go for a jog if you want to lose weight or something..

My advice is to be prepared for the pain. I actually have one because i didn't think it was that expensive so I got one. The instruction says to do it for 20 mins and over because then your body will start to burn fat and not the sugars. However, I couldn't even last 10 mins. it's soooooo painful. I barely did 10 min... resting like every 20-30 revolution of the hula hoop because it hurts so much. The pain isn't there for the 1-2 secs, then it spreads. Kinda feels like when you bump yourself on the corner of something and the first instant it doesn't hurt but 2 secs later it's so painful. All that pain was only during the process. After... I felt like I've been doing situps for an hour. Not only does my tummy hurt, but my back hurts a lot too. Even when I walk it hurts...==''. After 2 days of the pain, I was determined to try agian, but I realized there's this gigantic bruise, all purple and brown on the left side of my waist. I think it's abour the size of a golf ball.The instructions already warns of bruising, but I didn't know it would be so bad. Maybe I'll have to wait a bit longer before I'll try agian.

I'm with enli10 on this one..just jog, it's better than anything else out there..and it's FREE! My mom bought one of those hulas....those are just excuses to give yourself bruises and look stupid while getting them. I promise on everything that the only way those can/do work for anyone is because that's their form of cardio...painful but whatever floats their boat. I'd say go for the jog.

I'm with enli10 on this one..just jog, it's better than anything else out there..and it's FREE! My mom bought one of those hulas....those are just excuses to give yourself bruises and look stupid while getting them. I promise on everything that the only way those can/do work for anyone is because that's their form of cardio...painful but whatever floats their boat. I'd say go for the jog.

Yes, i did it for 40 minutes. i think i'd rather jog.

weird ;X everyone complains about how it hurts and that they get bruises, but it doesn't hurt for me o.o

don't know the effects though, i'm too lazy to do it a lot ;3

it does hurt a bit b/c it's reallllly heavy. I only bruised around my hip bones but it's good to use every now and then b/c it massages your belly. i prefer running but the hula hoop is a good twist to your workout.

yehh the pain goes away after like the third day of it
i dont noe if i lost belly fat cos of the hoop or cos of the other exercise i did =.=
but yeh hula hoop is good cos u can do it in front of the tv XD

i think the effects of the hula hoop depends on each person. since everyone's not the same, obviously the results won't be the same either.

i only had mines for a month and there's no dramatic results yet, but i can see my waist is slimming down.
(note that i did it for at least 20 minutes or more almost everyday!) =P
you'll get bruises on the first days using it but it will eventually go away and you'll get used to it.

another thing to remember is to equally hula hoop both ways. counter and clockwise. i've been doing it counter clockwise most of the time and i could tell that my right side is more curved in than my left! haha.. so i do it the other way now to even it out.

I Dont think it works
it gave me bruises!!
=P

You're not supposed to do over 3 minutes the first & second time. You shouldve stopped if it hurted that much. It's really painful at first but now I can do it for 10 minutes [& i dont go over 10 minutes].
I can feel the results after I do it, too. Like my tummy feels leaner, it feels like I just did 40-50 sit ups.
If you get bruises, it's simply because you went over 3 minutes when you still couldnt handle the pain. I didn't get bruises my first time, nor my 2nd time, or any time after that.

here's a website i found about the hula hoop:
http://www.healthhoop.com/eng/guide/guide01.htm

hope it helps you decide whatever you want to do. =]

i just got one like two weeks ago?
and i've been practicing pretty much everyday
but it's still too soon to see results
so i just have to wait and see

wow! I only thought it was a joke in Goong! haha. Can you get these anywhere?

It works.

The way you could tell is if you do it ONLY in one direction everyday for 2 weeks.
You could really see a difference in the curvature.

OKAY.
But it hurts like *#$*())(#@).
Words cannot describe the pain I was in for the first couple of days.
But it was well worth it.

Beauty is pain I must admit.

BUT! you should jog for better results.
but...
I skipped periods everytime I used it
So ... I don't its healthy.

Hmms, that's strange o_O;;
Well I had one last year and I used it everyday for around 20-30 minutes. And suree, the first time I used it my waist hurt a bit, but then I put on a sweatshirt and it helped ease the pain x) But for me, it really slimmed me down o_x; Ehe, and then I stopped because my sister took it apart and destroyed it x_x;;;;; But I bought one again this afternoon. Haha, it's really useful...for me at least ~

does anyone have a picture of it?
cuz howcould it hurt its just a hula hoop,,right?

apparently it really does help you lose tummy fat.
but gahh last time i tried it hurt so much T-T

I tried it out 2 summers ago. It did work but it hurts/tickles your stomach a lot x_x If you can handle the pain then it's worth it since the results are pretty good. I should go back to using it instead of leaving it in the garage for decoration

Ohmygawd those things hurts like a mother~
But yeah, my aunts use them and they love it. o_o

where can i order it? or even better buy in person in the US?
n o yea the website that is shown here..i went there n there are so many different kinds..which one do u guys think i should get if i do get it?

Korean people made that? I thought Japanese people made that o___O?
I heard it helps get rid of your ddongbae your fat belly in english XD

I never tried that cause it hurts for me for some reason. Maybe cause of sensitive skin? I'm not quiet sure.
It only works if you try hard with it. And do it everyday until 2 months later.

People who said that it didn't work means that they didn't do it more than 2 weeks ^^ like everyday :]

yes yes it works
well for me

and mine wasnt so expensive$25 tops
its something i do infront of the tv and i do it for an hour
it helped lose some of my ddongbae
but it shouldnt be the only workout thing you do
just an addition to other cardio things

does anyone know where can I buy the korean hula hoop online or in the u.s?? like by NY

I bought mine from Chinatown in NY it came out to $28 for the 4 lb. one, the 3 lb. ones are slightely cheaper.

i heard it works but they hurt like hell. they leave bruise marks all over your stomache.

no thank you. i rather work out with something less abusive to my body.

A friend of mine came to school one day complaining of her stomach hurting like crazy.. turns out she'd used a korean hula hoop the night before

I don't think it's worth the pain or the price, honestly.

Aww man I hate it. It was so painful and gave me bruises.
I stopped using it, and now its just lying in my closet..

When I first got it and used it, it hurt
so i put on a sweater . the next day just a t-shirt
then the next day bare (like in a sports bra) .
and i got bruises but the pain wasnt that hurtful ?

lol now i can to it for HOURS and HOURS and HOURS
its quite a hobby of mine actually : ) .
but i get too lazy to i stopped aha and didnt really look at the results .
but if you keep doing it, you get used to it, no more pain,
and it'll be like walking, so simple. !


ps, theres different weight you can get
like some are like 2.4 whatever 2.6 whatever etc.
its better to start light hoolahoop, then if you get better
and more used to it, go up point whatever pounds

unfortunately , it meas wasting another 50 bucks buying a new one .
unless you get the detaching mix and match ones . ; )

hope this helped !

I just purchased a similar "fitness" hula hoop that is supposed to produce results like the Korean one, only this one was manufactured by Americans. It's called something like the "sports hoop" or "wavy hula":





Has anyone tried this? I just started working with this a couple of days ago, and it really attacks your backsides o_____o and yes, I do feel pain. But it's quite a workout! Within a few minutes, I was working a sweat up!

But I wonder what this is compared to the Korean hula hoop:



But I will definitely be increasing my hula exercise routine everyday (they recommend to not work anymore than 20 mins. twice per day) w/the American wavy hula hoop...we'll see what happens!

i just got the one from odula or something like that were it has the little balls like the korean one but you can take them off to be like that american wavy one. it didnt hurt too bad when i did it last night and im about to do it agian tonigh and so on until the day before my b-day, its a experiment. i do the hula hoop and my friend does the 8 min ab workout thing for a month.
after i finished last night it felt like i did alot of sit-ups, but it was fun

I think it works. I tryed it out at my friends house before.
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I have one. I like it because I can hula hoop and watch TV, so it keeps me entertained and I'm not getting bored with the exercise. I bought mine from a Korean market for $17. I normally do it for 30-40 minutes. The first couple times it hurts pretty bad and leave bruises, but after that it's fine. I love mine.

Is this the hula hoop that's weighted or "magnetic" ?? There's one at the Korean store that says "Magnetic" on it... but it doesn't feel as heavy as the one my friend bought from China so I don't know...

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UGHHHHH
THAT THING GAVE ME BRUISES!!!!!

I have no idea if it works, i just bought it and hopefully it WORKS cuz i spent liek 30-40 bucks on it and hopefully..no..I BETTER get a nice waist by the end of summer

The pain that comes with it is...horrible. I can only last 5 minutes XD
I have another friend who did it for like an hour (she's mad about becoming skinny, like MAD OBSSESSED) and within two days of non-stop hoola hooping her whole body was covered in bruises and she couldnt move because it hurt so much.

ehhhhhhhhhh, I bought one before...
honestly, I didn't really see a difference after I tried it.
you get used to the pain though.
I lost more weight by watching my calories, exercising, and eating healthier food